ARTIST STATEMENT

Jennifer Bechem

I don’t paint pictures, I paint how people and events affect me. My favorite paintings act as catalysts which cause the same emotional weight, balance, and form within me as their subject matter does (which is often the title).

I write translations of these paintings for my literary friends and produce films to share their stories.

The greatest gifts I’ve received provided understanding to disorientation, which is what my paintings do for me and what my poems and films do for others.

I paint to understand and connect with my environment. I write and produce films to share the knowledge I gain from those connections.